Cigarette-case.



J. AGINLEY.

CIGARETTE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6. 1911.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

5 vwewto z JOHN AGINLEY, 0F BRQOKLYK' NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE-CASE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee, radars,

Application filed October 6, 1917. Serial Ito. 195,073.

To all whom it'mag concern:

Be it known that I, J oim AGINLEY, a citizen of the United States, and residin at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new.

and useful Improvements in Cigarette- Cases, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to cigarette cases or containers, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class designed to be carried in a pocket and which will hold a predetermined number of ci arette's' and from which a cigarette may e partially projected, when desired, and. removed fromthe case or container by hand for use, without the necessity of opening said case or container; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists ina device of the class specified, constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol lowing specification, of-whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, 111 whlch the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views,'and in which Figure 1 is a front side view proved cigarette case Fig. 2 a viewlooking in the direction of the arrow 2 with part of the construction broken away; and, V

Fig. 3 a section on the line 3-3 of F ig. 2, In the practice of my invention, as shown in the drawing, I provide a box or case a which is rectangular in formand provided of my im with a cover 6 which is hinged at one side of the top of the box or case as shown at b. The box or case a is provided in the front side thereof with an arc-shaped slot 0, and pivoted to the front of said box or case and near one side edge portion thereof, as shown at cl, is an'arm e which ranges transversely of the slot 0, and the rec end portion of which is provided with a pin e which passes inwardly'through said slot and in connection with which is mounted an oblong plate 7. The plate f is connected with the pin 6 by an oblong keeper ff secured to the back of the plate 7, and forming in connection with said plate, a longitudinal slot 8 in which the pm e is freely movable and y means of this construction the plate] f is free to turn on the pin c and is also movable longitudinally on said pin, as will be readily understood.

The connection of the arm e with the cas'-' ing a at d is made bymeans of a pivot pin, screw or similar device, on which is wound a spring 9, one end of which is secured to the pivot pin or screw, or to the box or case adjacent to said pivot pin or' screw, the other end of which is provided with an inwardly directed tongue or projection g which bears on the under side of the arm e, and serves to normally raise said arm, and to hold it in its raised position when the box or case a is emptied.

The cover I) is convex in cross section and the centralfront portion thereof is provided with a catch 6 adapted to engage a loop or projection it on the corresponding top edge portion of the front of the box or case, and said cover and the box or case being made of spring material, this construction forms a means for securing, the cover I; in the closed position in a manner similar to other devices of this class.

The cover 6 is also provided at the top thereof with a central longitudinal tubular casing z in the bottom of which is a longitudinal slotz' and in which is mounted a longitudinally movable pin j and in the front end of the part a is placed a spiral spring A: which bears on the end of the pin j, and the part i is provided in the top thereof with a. longitudinal slot i and the pin j is provided with a knob m having a shank which passes through the slot 6 and by means of which the'pin j may be moved forwardly against the tension of the spring is which normally serves to hold said pin in'the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. Secured to the rear end of the pin 3' is a platen, which normally closcsthe rear end of the cover I), and which is provided, in

the construction shown, with a central downwardly directed tongue or projection 41- which fits in' the corresponding recess in the sidewall a? of the case a, and the opposite side wall a of the case a is provided with an aperture a at the top thereof through vwhich a cigarette 0 may be projected.

In the use of this device, or in order to fill the box or case with cigarettes, the cover 6 is opened and the arm e depressed until the plate f rests on the bottom of the box or case, the cigarettes are then filled into the box or case through the open top thereof,

until said box or case is full, after which the cover 6 is closed.

The arm 6 operates, at all times, so as to force the cigarettes upwardly in the box gr case and so that the top cigarette will always a eration of the device, as will-be readily understood, as said plate, which is also free to turn on said pin, will always be held in proper position and will bear evenly on the I bottom cigarette, and in the operation of the arm 6 the pin 6 will move in the slot f and the wrapper of the bottom cigarette w1ll not be torn or injured in any way, and said .plate 7 will operate in the manner described, with either side up.

The inner dimensions of the box or case and the shape of the front and back walls thereof must be such as to always hold the cigarettes-placed therein, in a vertical plane,

one above another and so that said cigarettes will be automatically forced successively into the top of the case, or into the cover I), and

subject to these limitations, the box or case may be of any shape, form or style and may be decorated in any desired manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. A cigarette case having front and back walls and provided with a hinged cover which is open at both ends, said cover being proyided in the top thereof with a longitudinally movable spring-controlled pin with whlch is connected a plate which closes one end of the cover, the front wall of the case being provided with an arc-shaped slot, and

a spring-operated arm connected with said case and which ranges transversely of said slot and is rovided with a pin which passes inwardly t rough said slot and on which is mounted an oblong plate which is movable longitudinally on said pin and adapted to turn thereon.

- 2. A cigarette case comprising front, back and side walls and open at the top and provided with a hinged cover open at both ends, said cover being also provided in the top thereof with a longitudinally movable spring-controlled pinprovided at one end with a plate which closes one end of the cover and is movable with said pin, one wall of the case being provided with an arcshaped slot which extends from the top portion thereof to the bottom portionthereof and said wall of the case being also provided with a pivoted and spring-controlled arm which ranges transversely of said slot and which is provided with a pin which passes inwardly through said slotv and an oblong plate. mounted on said pin within said case and movable longitudinally of said pin and adapted to turn thereon.

3. A cigarette case having front and back walls and provided with a hinged cover which is open at one end, said cover being provided in the top thereof with a longitudinally movable spring-controlled pin with which is connected a plate which fits in one end of said cover and by which cigarettes may be projected through the open end of said cover, and means within said case and operated by a spring-controlled arm mounted onthe outside of said case for successively forcing cigarettes placed therein into said cover.

4. A' cigarette case having front and back walls and provided with a hinged cover which is open at one end and which also opens longitudinally into the case, thefront wall of the case being provided with an arc-shaped slot, and a spring-operated arm pivoted to said case and which ranges trans- .versel of said slot and is provided with a pin w ich passes inwardly through said slot and on which is mounted an oblong plate which is movable longitudinally. on said pin and adapted to turn thereon, said arm and said plate b'eingadapted to force cigarettes placed in said case into the cover thereof, and means for successively projecting the cigarettes through the open end of the cover. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 4th day of October, 1917.

JOHN AGINLEY.

Witnesses: I p

C. 'E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON. 

